Scientists Can’t Be Everywhere — So They Need You

Scientists Can’t Be Everywhere — So They Need You

August 22, 2026 · 21 min

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The episode discusses the role of citizen scientists in aiding professional researchers by using smartphones to collect data.

Scientists can't be everywhere. Volunteers with smartphones are catching invasive species, rescuing 19th-century weather logs, and flagging new objects in the night sky. Lindsay Sant and Lino Saubolle on becoming a citizen scientist. The post Scientists Can’t Be Everywhere — So They Need You appeared first on StarQuest Media .

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